Geography GCSE
Climate change impacts
What Climate change impacts means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Climate change impacts
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Reference: AQA
The melting of permafrost and alteration of habitats, which threatens species such as polar bears and Arctic foxes.
Topics that use Climate change impacts
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Active layer
- Biodiversity loss
- Conservation groups
- Ecosystem fragility
- Energy development
- Extreme temperatures
- Human-environment conflict
- Inaccessibility
Using Climate change impacts in the exam
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